Where does “idiolect” come from?

idiolect (English) comes from Turkish birey, from Spanish virrey, from Spanish rey, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

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Ancestry of “idiolect”, step by step

idiolect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish birey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbireyindividual
2Spanishvirreyviceroy
3Spanishreyking
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Turkish dil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdillanguage; tongue
2Ottoman Turkishدلtongue organ
3Classical Persianدِل—
4Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
5Classical Persianدل—

Words derived from “idiolect”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →